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“I cannot believe in a God who wants to be praised all the time.”
― Friedrich Nietzsche
Stone prayer bowls in an old Mexican church, in Villa Carbon, Estado de Mexico.
Prayer in Islam, is worship of Allah the Almighty, Praising and Thanking Him, acknowledging His Sovereignty and committing oneself to obey and remember Him at all times. It is the central part of a way of life, which is based on submission to the Owner of all.
You are looking at Buddhist prayer wheels. I bought two for my little girls while traveling in Nepal. Many Buddhist believe that when you spin a prayer wheel 500 prayers go out to help them on their path to enlightenment. I side the prayer wheel is a rolled scroll that has prayers written on them. Have a nice weekend my friends.
A novice Monk in Sittwe, Myanmar, prays from a well used prayer book in his monastery. The traditions of Buddhism are upheld very strongly today in Myanmar, and monks pray throughout the day to honour the teachings of the Buddha. I was lucky to be welcomed into this monastery while exploring the area, and was treated to generous hospitality. After eating some food with the head abbot monk, I was privileged to witness prayer time when all the monks find a space and sit down to read aloud from their prayer books.
Model: Donatello
"Quando al mattino ti svegli,
ringrazia il tuo Dio per la luce dell'aurora,
per la vita che ti ha dato e per la forza che ritrovi nel tuo corpo.
Ringrazia il tuo Dio
anche per il cibo che ti dà e per la gioia della vita.
E se non trovi un motivo per elevare una preghiera di ringraziamento,
allora vuol dire che sei in errore."
(detto degli Indiani d'America)
The textured, old hands of a Bhutanese lady holding the prayer beads she uses each day to mark the repetitions of her prayers, chants and devotions to Buddha.
Thimpu, Bhutan
O God, Who did cause the children of Israel to traverse the Red Sea dryshod; Thou Who did point out by a star to the Magi the road that led them to Thee; grant us we beseech Thee, a prosperous journey and propitious weather; so that, under the guidance of Thy holy angels we may safely reach that journey's end, and later the haven of eternal salvation.
Hear, O Lord, the prayers of Thy servants. Bless their journeyings. Thou Who art everywhere present, shower everywhere upon them the effects of Thy mercy; so that, insured by Thy protection against all dangers, they may return to offer Thee their thanksgiving. Through Christ our Lord.
Amen.
St Anne's Cathedral (1903, Gothic Revival), also known as Belfast Cathedral, is a Protestant cathedral of the Church of Ireland. It is the focal point of the Cathedral Quarter of Belfast.
The old parish church of St Anne of 1776 had continued to be used, up until 31 December 1903, while the new cathedral was constructed around it being built from the nave out; the old church was then demolished.
In 2007 a 40-meter stainless steel spire was installed on top of the cathedral. Named the "Spire of Hope" as a sign of Christian hope to the city of Belfast, the structure is illuminated at night and is part of a wider redevelopment planned for the Cathedral Quarter. The base section of the spire protrudes through a glass platform in the cathedral's roof directly above the choir stalls, allowing visitors to view it from the nave.
Belfast, Northern Ireland. 2012
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I led the prayers at church this morning … and I used a form of prayer from the Alternative Service Book 1980 – shock horror!
Anglicans will know that it's illegal to use this book in church now😳
“Dear Jesus, help me to spread Your fragrance everywhere I go. Flood my soul with Your spirit and life. Penetrate and possess my whole being so utterly, that my life may only be a radiance of Yours. Shine through me, and be so in me that every soul I come in contact with may feel Your presence in my soul. Let them look up and see no longer me, but only Jesus! Stay with me and then I shall begin to shine as you shine, so to shine as to be a light to others; the light, O Jesus will be all from You; none of it will be mine; it will be you, shining on others through me. let me thus praise You the way You love best, by shining on those around me. Let me preach You without preaching, not by words but by my example, by the catching force of the sympathetic influence of what I do, the evident fullness of the love my heart bears to You. Amen.”—Cardinal Newman [1801-1890]
Fragrance Prayer Sung (adapted by Mother Teresa)
www.spiritandsong.com/musicondemand/songs/59445
"The sweetness of devotion is something unique. Only if medicine is applied to the wound after cleaning it with antiseptic, will it heal. In the same way, first purify your mind with the antiseptic of devotion to God and then apply the medicine of Knowledge."--Amma, back cover of Bhajanamritam, Vol. I
Prayer candles in Galway Cathedral.
This photo was taken a couple of days before my father passed away in 2007. It had been a while since I had seen the inside of a church but it seemed strangely normal to light a candle and add it to the others....
for Sharon
one of my close girl friends confirmed that she has a rare kind of bone cancer. She's been asking for help since February but no one listened until about four weeks ago, and then only because they thought it was lung cancer. It's not. It's in her hip and they suspect in her knees also. She has had test upon test and is now waiting for a specialist operation to do bone biopsies to determine more about the disease.
I don't know what to do, what is there I can do? Nothing. I am the conduit between her and our circle of friends who are spread across the country. She gets me to tell the other girls because I am the cancer t-shirt wearing girl amongst us. It's tough. I am going through a bunch of tests myself and haven't told my friends because how can I when they're already falling apart over our lovely friend with this rubbish partial diagnosis. So I'm telling you, and that's probably not fair of me, either.
But I do ask for your prayers for my lovely friend, that she gets a complete diagnosis and a treatment plan to help her. It doesn't matter what religion you are. It doesn't matter if you're agnositic or atheist. I just would ask that if you look at this shot and read these words, please say a prayer or send some love towards my friend because she needs all the help she can get at the moment.
الا صلاتي ما أخليها
هي حياتي دنيتي فيها
إلا صلاتي ما أخليها
هي حياتي دنيتي فيها
وعد أصلي فرضي بوقتا
وصيتك لا ماني ناسيها
This prayer wheel was located in a small room just outside the monastery at Chakung Village, Sikkim. The light peeping in through the window to the right was brilliant, as if it was specifically planned for making a good photograph. The red paint and the array of lamps helped in adding a touch of brightness to the room. The place was empty when I reached here, and I distinctly felt a need for some life to portray the prayer wheels at its best. I found this young chap playing outside his house, eager to make friends with us strangers and happy to pose for the camera. I pulled him in to the room of the prayer wheel and asked him to turn the wheel for me.
late 16th century; Ottoman
Attributed to Bursa or Istanbul, Turkey
Pile weave, wool and cotton pile on silk foundation, 288 asymmetrical knots per square inch; W. 50 in. (127 cm), L. 68 in. (172.7 cm)
The James F. Ballard Collection, Gift of James F. Ballard, 1922 (22.100.51)
This rare rug is one of a small group of Ottoman court prayer rugs featuring a prayer niche, or mihrab, with architectural elements such as columns and capitals. It is one of the earliest examples of the triple-arched prayer niche. With its paired or coupled columns, undecorated field, split palmettes in the spandrels, and horizontal panel containing crenelated forms, it is also the classical prototype for later rugs. Characteristically Ottoman are the carnations and tulips at the base of the arches as well as the feathery lanceolate leaves, hyacinths, and other flowers in the curvilinear border pattern. The harmonious design, skillful weaving, and luxury materials reflect court taste.
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Forgive me Lord
In my life I have sinned;
I have profoundly failed to love you with all my heart, soul and strength. Sometimes I’m not even sure how to go about that. I’m so thankful that Jesus showed us and taught us many ways to show our love for you. Knowing that we demonstrate our love to you by obeying your commands is a great comfort, but also the source of pointing up my own sin, for many so times I have been disobedient.
I have worshipped idols before you Lord. Forgive me. Not an idol carved of wood or stone, but one even more pervasive. I have poured my time and energy into my work in anticipation of a result that would provide for me far beyond my needs. Just as surely as if I had thrown jewelry into the fire and out sprang a golden calf, I have thrown a significant amount of the gifts you have given me to edify you, into a purpose of my own. Although, I might not be seen as rich by my peers, I certainly am by the standards of the rest of the world. I could be the source of many cups of cold water for your thirsty children and not one has left my hand today.
I have besmirched your name Lord because I am one who calls myself a follower of yours. How broken your heart must be to see how one who associates with your name behaves.
I have failed to recognize your Holy nature and along with my culture have missed an opportunity to be obedient to your commands by not keeping your Sabbath, which we who call ourselves Christians now celebrate on Sunday. Although I may not do work on that day I may go out to eat and therefore cause or encourage another of your children to be disobedient. Your instruction, after all was to let our household and servants, even aliens among us, enjoy your appointed day of rest.
How many times, Lord, did I dishonor and disrespect my parents when they were walking this earth?
I have been angry with my brother and therefore guilty of murder.
I have looked lustfully at a woman, and therefore disrespected one of your precious children, and committed adultery in my heart.
Although no one who belongs to you can have their joy stolen from them, I have attempted to steal joy out the lives of others of your children through my self -centered nature.
Sometimes I have spoken out of my own opinion or from my own perspective and therefore falsely accused another in my ignorance.
My natural self so many times has looked covetously at what belonged to another.
I have grumbled during trials, refusing to allow you to refine my faith through them, I have been slow to listen and quick to speak, I have failed to intercede in prayer for the hurting and lost, I have not been devoted to prayer, I have pointed out the mote in my brother’s eye while refusing to see the plank in my own.
I have failed to allow the peace of Christ to dwell in my heart, been loath to sow in peace and raise a harvest of righteousness. I have thought about things other than that which I know to be right, pure, lovely and admirable.
All these things and more Lord, I have done in my life TODAY.
In brokenness I ask your forgiveness. I am at the mercy of your grace alone. There is no deed I can do, or ritual I can perform or seek to have performed by others on my behalf, that will wash my sin before you, God. Only the blood of our Savior and Redeemer, Jesus Christ. Thank you, Jesus for the shed blood of Calvary. Move among us Lord. Without You, we have no other hope.
In your Precious and Holy Name we pray.
Amen.
Found on the side of the Belasco Theatre is this ghosted old neon sign, the Belasco opened in 1926 and ran as a regular theatrical venue until 1952, it was then used as a church until 1984 (hence the sign) and was renovated in the mid-eighties, Now other than the occasional film shoot the theatre sits dormant right next door to the famous Mayan Theatre which is still a much used live venue
Update: Aug. 2010......... the old theater has new life !!!!
www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2010/08/06/news/doc4c5c93...
O Lord,
..teach me to seek you,
and reveal yourself to me
when I seek you.
For I cannot seek you unless
you first teach me,
..nor find you unless
you first reveal yourself to me.
Let me seek you in longing,
and long for you in seeking.
Let me find you in love,
and love you in finding.
--Saint Ambrose of Milan, c. 340 - 397